Team Hitmontop!

[Tha Collector]

Team Hitmontop!

Hey everyone! I have recently picked up competive play and im enjoying it really much ^^ I thought i should post a team that i have been thinking of, which involves one of my favorite Pokemon; Hitmontop. Sorry if my english is a little bad, im from Sweden so ^^'

Team at a Glance:

Team Building Process:

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I of course started with Hitmontop, as a spinner, a little hit and run guy and my favorite Pokemon.

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Then i wanted Zoroark in here, because i have played with the 2 together and i have mindgamed' out my opponents totaly. Plus i gain a Psychic immunity which is nice for hitmontop.

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I decided i wanted a F/W/G core, with the First being a wall and the G part of the core. Tangela.

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I really want to try out Choice Band Victini, V-Create will do enormous damage O.o so thats my choice for a Fire type. It Also gives me a Fighting Resist for Zoroark.

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For the last of the core i chose Dragon Dance Gyarados just because he is a great Physical attacker and gives me the bug resist for zoroark + a Fighting resist as well.

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And to fill out the rest of the weaknesses i put in a Sp.Defensive Calm Mind Jirachi.

Team in Depth:

Lead/Special Attacker 1:
Zoroark

@ Focus Sash
Nature: Timid
EVs: 252 SpA/252 Spe/4 HP
Moveset:
~Night Daze
~Flamethrower
~Extrasensory
~U-Turn

This set IMO is awesome. It takes care of the Mindgames on the team, While it disguises itself as Hitmontop, none of my opponents (that i have been facing with this set) had seen the Night Daze coming. Focus sash so i ensure i get a hit in. Max SpA and Spe just for that power and speed and Timid for the Extra Speed.
Moveset:
Night Daze: STAB Zoroarks signature move, Powerful and have that chance of getting an Accuracy drop is nice.
Flametrower: to Nail those Scizors/Forretresses/Ferrothorns switching in to "Hitmontops" Fake out.
Extrasensory: Covarage Move, that is pretty much it.
U-Turn: To get the hell out of there when needed.
**One thing i have noticed is that i have nothing to hit Scrafty with on this set, maybe Focus Blast? dont like that accuracy tho :/**


Physical Wall:
Tangela

@ Evolite
Nature: Relaxed
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP/252 Def/4 SpD
Moveset:
~Sleep Powder
~Leech Seed
~Substitute
~Energy Ball

I love Tangela. it takes hits like a monster paired with Leech seed and Regenerator? Yes Please. But seriosly, this thing is madness with Evolite, max HP and max Def. I really do not have anything more to say here, other than its my main Wall and my G part in my F/W/G core.
Moveset:
Sleep Powder: This is kinda obvious, puts opponent to sleep, nothing more really ^^'
Leech Seed: What would Tangela Be without Leech seed? Almost nothing. well, the damage is nice and the recovery is awesome with the next move..
Substitute: Well, Subseed... Use substitute and recover off the damage with leech seed. Its old i know and that is why im moving on!
Energy Ball: Just to have an attacking move so you can hit the opponent for decent damage.


Physical Attacker 1:
Victini

@ Choice Band
Nature: Adamant
EVs: 252 Atk/252 Spe/4 HP
Moveset:
~V-Create
~Fusion Bolt
~Brick Break
~Zen Headbutt

Well i haven't tested it yet. But i seems Awesome, a STAB, Max Atk, adamant and banded V-Create WILL Hurt. Band because Power. Adamant because Power. I maxed out Attack (obviously) and speed just to try and outspeed stuff.
Moveset:
V-Create: Victinis siganture move. it has a Whopping 180 base power but has a sucky side-effect, when you use it, you drop 1 stage in both Speed, Defense AND Sp.Defense. So you need to be careful while using it.
Fusion Bolt: Covrage Move. Better than thunderbolt because more Power, and better then Thunder because more Accuracy.
Brick break: Covrage Move again, takes care of rocks and Darks.
Zen Headbutt: STAB and just cool move to have, also has that chance of getting a flinch :)


Physical Attacker 2
Gyarados

@ Leftovers
Nature: Adamant
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 156 HP / 72 Atk / 96 Def / 184 Spe
Moveset:
~Dragon Dance
~Waterfall
~Bounce
~Taunt

This is more a Bulky Dragon Dance set. I really love this guy, he takes care of so much and with 2 DDs up, he is pretty much unstoppable. Lefties for recovery, Adamant for more power because im not maxing Atk. 156 HP/96 Def for more bulk and 72 atk/184 spe for more attacking action.
Moveset:
Dragon Dance: Its obvoius for a DD set to have DD. Well, it boosts my Atk and Spe and with 2 or 3 of them up its wrecking time ;)
Waterfall: STAB is nice, also cool if im facing a rain dance team.
Bounce: Secondary STAB and just a cool move to have i guess.
Taunt: Really awesome, and sometimes kind of unexpected.


Special Attacker/Wall:
Jirachi

@ Leftovers
Nature: Calm
EVs: 252 HP/ 224 SpD/ 32 Spe
Moveset:
~Calm Mind
~Psychic
~Thunderbolt
~Hidden Power Fire

This is a kinda cool set which combines the Specially Defensive set with the Offensive Calm mind set. And it works kinda Good ^^ Lefties for recovery. Calm to get more SpD. Max HP for more bulk and 224 SpD to make this a Sp.Defensive set.
Moveset:
Calm mind: Well, this is a CM set afterall, so you cant have a CM set without CM :P well Boosting my SpA and my SpD is the key to this set.
Psychic: STAB and having a now 60% chance of getting a SpD drop is really nice.
Thunderbolt: Covrage move that also has a 60% chance of Paralysing is awesome, nothing more to say here.
Hidden Power Fire: More Covrage! that is basicly it^^'


The MAN:
Hitmontop

@ Lum Berry
Nature: Adamant
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk/252 HP/ 4 SpD
Moveset:
~Rapid Spin
~Fake Out
~Mach Punch
~Sucker Punch

Lol this guy is THA MAN, he has 3 Priority attacks, may seem wierd but it works. Lum Berry to take a status and then just wreck xD Adamant for Extra power. Max Attack and 100 Spe for even more power and speed and 156 SpD for a little bit of bulk.
Moveset:
Rapid Spin: to spin away Hazards that can get annoying, thats pretty much it ^^'
Fake Out: Free Priority and Flinch? Yes please. this is really good just adding damage for your kill.
Mach Punch: The attack you will be using the most, Priority and STAB is cool.
Sucker Punch: to hit Psychics and Ghosts also priority, might consider Pursuit over this tho.....



Well, Thats my team! Please rate and i will see you next time!

/Arvid.

 

[Battler3797]

On jirachi i prefer running a more ability abusive set that abuses its serene grace ability.




Jirachi
252 hp, 100 spe, 156 sdef
Timid
Leftovers
Serene Grace
MOVESET:
Body Slam
Iron Head
Wish
Protect


This set enables you to parahax people and annoy them to bits. You body slam them hopefully paralyzing them then just iron head them. Wish then protect for recovery.



On Gyarados since you are running dreamworld i would change gyarados's ability to moxie that way you get boosted even more when you KO an opponents pokemon.



Also on Tangela as big of a defence boost as he gets, he just doesnt get that big of a sdef boost and he ends up losing like 45 Base HP. I would just stick with leftovers tangrowth. Same Set though. Even though he gets a significant defense boost it does no good for a lot of defense if you dont have enough HP to take the attack.

 

[Tha Collector]

i was considering a ParaFlinch set, but i wanted to run a special set or i would have too many Physical attackers. But Thanks anyway ^^

I think Moxie is not released yet, if it is, i would change it.

 

[Quadros]

If you're using priority abuse hitmontop dump the speed EVs. You don't need them. I would dump them all into HP. In fact, I'd max HP so that you get a defensive boost from both ends of the spectrum. I use the same Hitmontop on my team with great success, with a 252 Atk/ 252 HP/ 4 SpD spread and a life orb, and he rips things apart.

If you want Jirachi to work as your special wall I would definitely seek to use a set with wish and protect. Maybe;

Jirachi@Leftovers
Serene Grace
Careful
252 HP/ 252 SpD/ 4 Def

-Wish
-Protect
-Toxic
-Iron Head/fire punch

This set (which I literally just came up with) allows you to heal your team and take special hits like a boss. Toxic has great synergy with wish/protect, allowing you to stall out damage. Iron Head works the same way, using serene grace to allow you to cause more flinching and racking up even more toxic damage. Fire punch provides coverage on steel types and gives a 20% burn chance.

 

[Princess Bubblegum]

Um... you do realize that Tangela has a base attack of 55, while its base special attack is 100. So energy ball/giga drain would be a whole lot better move then power whip.

 

[Tha Collector]

If you're using priority abuse hitmontop dump the speed EVs. You don't need them. I would dump them all into HP. In fact, I'd max HP so that you get a defensive boost from both ends of the spectrum. I use the same Hitmontop on my team with great success, with a 252 Atk/ 252 HP/ 4 SpD spread and a life orb, and he rips things apart.

acatually your right, i used the EVs from my old set which did not have Sucker Punch. ill go with the spread u suggested but i will keep my Lum berry ^^'

Um... you do realize that Tangela has a base attack of 55, while its base special attack is 100. So energy ball/giga drain would be a whole lot better move then power whip.

Yea, i will go with Energy Ball then?

 

[Battler3797]

id suggest giga drain over energy ball. Giga drain is about the same in power only it helps you recover hp

 

[Ninjadolphin]

On zoroark, replace extrasensory with hidden power fighting or focus blast for perfect coverage. Then you can hit tyranitar hard
Definately change victinis nature to jolly so you can outspeed or tie with things such as salamence and jirachi. Also maybe change zen headbut with u-turn
Maybe consider wish on jirachi since its bulky